Barfoot Lookout
US 218, AZ 12
1989 photo
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 218, AZ 12 (view other lookouts in United States, Arizona) |
| Date Registered | December 30, 1996 |
| Nominated by | Dave Lorenz, Arizona Registrar |
| Location |
Coronado National Forest Cochise County, Arizona |
| Coordinates |
N 31° 54.965' W 109° 16.407' (view using Google Maps) N 31° 54' 58" W 109° 16' 24" N 31.916080° W 109.273444° |
| Elevation | 8,703 ft (2,653 m) |
| Built | 1935 |
| Removed | June 2011 |
| Former Fire Lookout Sites Register | US 1547, AZ 1 |
| Administered by | U.S. Forest Service |
| Cooperators | Douglas Ranger District |
Description
Constructed by the CCC in 1935, Barfoot Lookout on the Coronado National Forest in Arizona was active for more than 65 years. It was a 14’x 14’ L-4 ground house with a roof-catch cistern once common in the dry Southwestern forests.
This lookout was destroyed in the Horseshoe II fire in June 2011.
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Photos
James Nuti photo of Barfoot foundation after its destruction in the 2011 Horseshoe II fire
1989 photo
View from lookout in 1989
1989 photo
1989 photo